Shoeboxes of Love help those experiencing homelessness in Jacksonville. Here's how to donate
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You can make a difference in the lives of those experiencing homelessness by donating to the City Rescue Mission’s Annual Shoeboxes of Love project. News4JAX is once again partnering with the City Rescue Mission and Closets by Design to collect personal care items for men, women and children in our community who are without homes.The Shoeboxes of Love project is for individuals or groups who want to make a boxed toiletry kit that will be given to those who seek emergency shelter at CRM’s New Life Inn. People come with little to nothing, so shoeboxes filled with personal hygiene items are a small way to provide hope to those in need.Please remember that most of these people carry their possessions in a backpack and larger items become heavy. Donors are asked to wrap the box with a new blanket and indicate on each box whether it is for a man, a woman, or a child (boy or girl).City Rescue Mission, Closets by Design, and WJXT-Channel 4 are collecting these shoeboxes, starting Nov. 1. Colle